Other than generics, our general neg args include

- Russian Misperception DA - its a specific version of a resolved DA. We're working on a China version, but not sure if that will pan out
- Israel DA - we compensate with Bunker Busters
- Consult Kuwait
- consult NATO
- Cap K
- Prolif K
- Chaloupka K
- Positive Peace K
- Nuclearism K
- Environmental Security Links
- Borders, ILaw, Economic theory (capk?) and technostrategic discourse are on the to do list - not sure it'll happen.

surge/coin strats

1. CP increase the use of nonlethal weapons (funds research into the area)
so we stop the cars without blowing them up, etc
2. CP economic development
stimulate job growth - ppl want to be part of the govt
tons of resources there, so CP can regulate how it gets subcontracted out it could be quite good for the ppl
3. CP COIN light - stop surge and put coin in south and east afghanistan ("where [stuff] is going down" - says Jorge) plus then shift to do counter terror later
COIN needed to help stabilize the presence of each provencial govt - not about the central govt
NB politics and solve better
4. COIN key to stability, info for counter terrorism, key to pakistan
5. Politics links - petrateus nomination, it'd be a flip/flop, etc
6. lots of offense is about why the taliban bad - talban take over is a safe haven for al qaeda etc
7. security K -
8. laser compensation DA
9. Heg bad

Afghanistan COIN menu

1. condition CP (see generic)
2. politics
3. heg da
4. case defense

Afghanistan Surge Aff menu

T reduce is not prevent a future decrease
Mostly what we said above for the COIN aff
plus some specific advantage defense

Afghanistan drugs

1. T substantially - only about 1% of our investment in afghanistan
2. CP legalize opium for pharmaceutical company sales; convert troops into counter terror
give them a higher price than taliban
(because a parasite is killing the fields, moots and turns solvency arg)
NB more troops key to stability
3. offset CP - T reduce is a net reduce must be a cap
our CP shifts to counter terrorism
4. CP to economic development (above) - growing apricots mean they won't grow poppy

Drones aff menu

1. T Military Presence = members (people not robots)
2. T - gotta put a cap on numbers (the shift to airstrikes proves they're not reducing)
3. PIC to ban only CIA UVA on CIL
4. Israel DA - plan is human rights pressure on Israel
5. Compensation DA
6. CP to make it transparent and rule on CIL with a compensation program for pakistan
NB politics - drones are bipart
NB drones are good
7. Security K – failed states (rhetoric of irresponsibility)
8. Politics – plan bipart

I Law defense and droves cards on case
robo tech inevit and defense take out

Iraq Policy menu

1. T must be a reduction over SQ baseline of a formal policy
2. CP - Article 140 condition CP
reloaded with referendum good cards
3. security K - specific links see demo debate stuff - ME as always unstable, the impact cards, etc
4. case turns that include Iraqi CMR, Al Qaeda, and terrorist influence
T must reduce from baseline (check out improved 2NC blocks!)
5. CP to withdraw only if Iran stops nuke program (perhaps by getting inspectors)
NB is to turn Iran advantage - if we withdrew NK would prolif and move faster
NB could be politics –
6. PMC shift DA (especially against colonialism DA)
7. Internal Middle East politics (see clash drills materials)
8. afghanistan DA
9. case: modular format depending on each advantage
turns on stability & Iran are quite strong (also credibility/softpower, etc)
10. CP - abandon SOFA and explicitly stay under certain conditions
NB case turns

NOTE: politics links may be tough given so many public statements about withdrawal -

Iraq CIL

1. courts/CIL - occupation explicitly by UN and SOFA
2. PIC out of reduction, SCT rule invasion is illegal on CIL
NB troop presence good
3. T no mandate of reduction - S Ct can't get read of occupation only invasion

Iraq Colonialism menu

1. Cap bad
2. Heg bad
3. PMC shift DA (state dpet has been explicit about this trade off)
4. plan seems like us declaring victory, making us more colonialist
5. Alternate causalities - state dept args from yesterday
6. T its (so can't get rid of PMCs)
7. T police = armed forces (because they may say get rid of state dept)
8. T not combat troops
9. Borders K with link of contruction as a separate state - create zones of who can speak.
also, your authors may have some unfavorable biases.

Japan 1NC menu - policy affs

1. Just withdraw from Futenma CP (with an additional spot saying will not relocate somewhere else if they say environment)
Heg good DA with link futenma key forward deployment.
2. Massive cooperation CP - we cooperative on a ton of stuff and give a bunch of stuff to Okinawa
NB any DA off of forward deployment
3. Alliance structure is bad - we are working on this still and aren't sure yet, but something about how it's not no alliance/yes alliance, but that the shades of having Japan more assertive etc would be good/bad
4. Heg good DA (you withdrawl)
5. Japanese rearm DA
6. Allied Prolif
7. Reverse Island Hop - they push us out of that place, they'll push us out of more places
8. Kan Da - with financial reform, but we're on the hunt for an elections DA or other agenda DA.
9. Environment - we can answer with futenma isn't going anywhere takes out their advantage
10. Japan Compensation DA with F22
11. Security with environment K, etc

Japan - okinawa critical

their aff is mostly an imperialist argument in Okinawa

1. CP - multi plank to have int'l standard for H Rts, revised SOFA, etc.
2. politics - GOP based?
3. Japan rearm
4. Fem IR - links about representations of women/victimization
(might be better on case)
5. Kan politics DA
6. lots of case - inevitability arg; they asked us
7. XT - can't get advantages off of discourse, only plan action
8. we should say the plan changes to a different type of colonialism that is more insidious.
redeployment - they'd be moved to guam or have the same sorts effect. (or ambiguously to other places)
9. misperception DA
10. Korean prolif
(not a general heg position, though)

S Korean Prostitutes menu

1. Politics - plan unpopular
2. S Korean Allied Prolif (from generic)
3. CP to change the composition of the officers to be married, with their families, and longer term stationed there
4. Korean Unification is good - no troops mean it won't happen/ S Korean internal politics - watch for econ K to v2l impact
5. XT about mindset
6. similiar args to the Okinawa on the case (but a specific frontline)

S Korea policy

BQ & MO end naval exercies
BQ says key to 6 party talks -(but we think sanctions and a peace treaty are actually more important)
Chinese relations Adv

1. Peace Treaty CP
2. Deterence DA
naval exercises key to deter North Korea
North Korea is not really a threat - just posturing
also stops their general craziness.
3. Rearm DA
4. Cond CP - China pressure NK economically ; without condition NK could nuclearize; CP also solves for US China coop/rels
5. Politics - plan unpopular
6. China relations likes troops because its a check on NK (or #4)
7. T In - international waters (see Ish's clash drill on T)
8. case FL with barriers and issues with 6 party talks

Turkey TNW

1. T military presence is personnel
2. Consult NATO - all is specific to TNW
NATO Cohension NB
3. Condition CP - condition on Turkey afirming with Armenian protocol to open the borders
4. Turkey prolif
5. politics
6. Security K - link args: Iran link
or Prolif K (or can be a specific link to security)
in their syria/israel advantage there is a lot of threat rhetoric
7. Internal politics - (but you'd have to go for case with that DA)
8. Politics - link is GOP and dems fight over whether we should consult NATO about withdrawing from NATO.
9. case - the advantage defense is frontlined.
10. turkey rearm - could turn the case.

Off shore balancing

check out the S Korea stuff where there are answers to off-shore balancing - China not enough
North Korea won't attack

Condition CP from the S Korea neg




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